Intel would like to sign Apple again for its processors

Could the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have anything to worry about? In any case, this is what we could conclude from the lastinterview with Intel CEO, namely Pat Gelsinger. Indeed, it has just announced a massive investment of twenty billion dollars in two large factories located in Arizona, in order to manufacture CPUs intended for big names in tech like Amazon, Cisco, IBM and Microsoft. But according to the manager, Apple is also in his sights.

However, we know that the Cupertino company has decided toend its historic partnershipwith the American founder, more than ten years old. However, it is thanks to this collaboration that hundreds of millions of Macs are still running, some of which are still marketed asthe Mac Pro of 2019. But during the last Worldwide Developer Conference, which was held in June of the same year, Apple announced that it was developing its own alternatives under its new program calledsilicon.

A new subsidiary for the occasion

A company was created to perpetuate these activities in Chandler, the city where the buildings are located. His name:Intel Foundry Services(IFS). At its head, we find Doctor Randhir Thakur, already high-ranking at the chip manufacturer and particularly recognized for his work at the manufacturer SanDisk or his time at Stanford. The action of his group has also jumped 5% on Wall Street, since the news was published byCNBCand shared by our colleagues atEngadget.

The premises in question should be able, according to Gelsinger, to compete with a market worthone hundred billion dollars by 2025. SoCs will be designed there based on x86 architecture, but also ARM. It is on this technology that the Apple A14 powering the fourth generation iPad Air, the iPhone 12 family and the M1 of the most recent MacBook Pros are based.

Realistic?

To date, however, it is very difficult to know whether Intel could actually get back into Apple's good graces. Particularly becauseTSMC already seems to be doing the job very well, and that this Asian contract probably worth more than nine figures has been signed for several months now.

However, if Intel were to indeed regain its status as a subcontractor for Apple, it would not be the first time that it has retraced its steps.Le Magic Keyboard, Touch ID, Touch Bar and MagSafe are there to remind you of this.